dingbat

Example Sentences

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So he just moved one rung lower, at the behest of a dingbat from the internet.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2025

“It’s been my home for 40 years,” said Cathy Livas, 77, who pays $824 a month to live in a dingbat unit with her 56-year-old son with special needs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

In the original, that’s thanks mostly to Ariel’s talking Caribbean crab guardian, Sebastian, and her Noo Yawky dingbat sea gull pal, Scuttle.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Coco Jones makes the most of remaking Hilary as an upbeat self-assured culinary influencer instead of a dingbat, while Akira Jolie Akbar channels Ashley's essential lovability.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022

Whatever was not a hootin'-annie was a dingbat, and treated accordingly.

From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.